The world wide web
The WWW provides information in the form of text, pictures, graphics, sound, animation and video. That means it uses multimedia.
The WWW is used by:
- art galleries to tell people about paintings and their artists
- governments to set out their policies
- shops to advertise and sell their goods
- education to make learning more fun
- cinemas and clubs to publicise their programmes
- travel agencies to sell holidays and flights
- and many other organisations to provide information on many different things.
Organisations that want to provide information create a website. A website is a collection of web pages with information on the organisation and what it has to offer. People who want information on organisations can connect to the internet and visit these websites.
